diff --git a/README b/README
index 7d5ada23c8..317080a7b8 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
 
     ~ What do I need?
 
-      Jinja 2.4 and Werkzeug 0.6.1.  `pip` or `easy_install` will
-      install them for you if you do `easy_install Flask`.
-      I encourage you to use a virtualenv.  Check the docs for
-      complete installation and usage instructions.
+      Jinja 2.4 and Werkzeug 0.7 or later.
+      `pip` or `easy_install` will install them for you if you do
+      `pip install Flask`.  I encourage you to use a virtualenv.
+      Check the docs for complete installation and usage
+      instructions.
 
     ~ Where are the docs?
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8169a51746..fdc4653e15 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def run(self):
     zip_safe=False,
     platforms='any',
     install_requires=[
-        'Werkzeug>=0.6.1',
+        'Werkzeug>=0.7',
         'Jinja2>=2.4'
     ],
     classifiers=[